Maple Cream Cheese Spread

This Maple Cream Cheese Spread is sweet yet and savory, making the perfect topping to plain, blueberry, or cinnamon raisin bagels!

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A Quick Look At The Recipe

• Recipe Name: Maple Cream Cheese Spread
• Ready In: 5 minutes
• Makes: 8 ounces
• Main Ingredients: cream cheese, maple syrup, salt
• Flavor Profile: sweet and tangy cream cheese
• Dietary Info: eggless, no seed oils, gluten free, vegan swap available
• Difficulty: Easy!
• Why You’ll Love It: sweet and tangy maple cream cheese

Why You'll Love This Recipe

• Fall Inspired: I love this easy Maple Cream Cheese Spread because it really just makes you feel like fall when you enjoy this on a warm and toasty bagel. It's a little bit sweet, a little bit tangy, and perfect for any morning. Try it on my Cinnamon Sweet Potato Bread Without Eggs.
• Easy: This 3 ingredient cream cheese is so easy! It only has 3 ingredients and you can mix it up in the time it takes your bagel to toast.
• Simple Organic Ingredients: Made with just a few simple, organic ingredients, this spread offers a wholesome alternative to more processed spreads, providing a flavorful treat that you can feel good about enjoying.
• Use for Everything: Use this Maple Cream Cheese Spread on more than just bagels! Try it as a dip for Homemade Sourdough Discard Whole Wheat Crackers or as a spread on Almond Butter Banana Bread!

So, when you’re craving something sweet but also savory, this easy Maple Cream Cheese Spread is exactly what you need. The best thing about this is that it is a 3 ingredient cream cheese spread. The only things you need are cream cheese, maple syrup, and sea salt, that’s it!

This 3 ingredient cream cheese spread is easy to make, you can make it the morning of and enjoy it right then. I love using this Maple Cream Cheese Spread on top of cinnamon raisin toast, plain bagels, blueberry bagels, and more! Grab the recipe below.

Ingredients

• Cream Cheese: My favorite is Organic Valley Cream Cheese and it's what I use to make this. Be sure to use a high quality cream cheese you like.
• Maple Syrup: I use organic maple syrup for flavor and a little sweetness. Feel free to reduce it a little bit and taste to your preference if you want it less sweet.

*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.

Variations

• Vegan or Dairy Free: Make this vegan by using vegan cream cheese. My favorite is Miyoko's.
• Low Fat: Feel free to use your favorite cream cheese, low fat options also work for this recipe. Though, I think that the full fat provides the best flavor!
• Pumpkin Spice: Make this a pumpkin spice maple cream cheese spread by adding 1 to 2 teaspoons of homemade pumpkin pie spice mix!
• Gingerbread: Spice this up for the holidays and add 1 to 2 teaspoons of homemade gingerbread spice mix.
• Maple Almond: Add 2 tablespoons of your favorite organic almond butter for a maple almond cream cheese spread!

How to Make Maple Cream Cheese Spread

1. In a medium bowl, add the cream cheese, maple syrup, and salt.

2. Stir together until completely combined.

How to Use Maple Cream Cheese Spread

I love this on any kind of bagel – Homemade Sesame Bagels or Bone Broth Everything Bagels. It's also delicious on toast, Homemade Malted Milk Waffles, or pastries. You can use this as a dip for grapes or other fruit as well!

Try it on muffins like Blackberry Sweet Potato Muffins With Streusel Topping or Eggless Banana Raspberry Muffins. And, it's also delicious on toasted Sourdough Discard Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread.

Recipe FAQ's

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